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"Watch out!" Hank screamed on their backs at the same time a laser wave flashed the hall passing them just by inches.
Some of the soldiers from their squad vanished immediately as the intense light touched them. Kara and Alex at the front, jumped simultaneously to each side. Kara used her heat vision to send the soldier carrying the gun far away; nevertheless, four more started to shoot them with normal guns. They've been fighting for a while now, and Hank counted at least another twenty more enemy's soldiers down so far. By the time they stepped out of the ventilation system they used as entrance, the whole air changed, and not ten steps later, someone spotted the invaders bringing more and more men against them. It was now or never. It wouldn't take long for something bigger to come after them; after all, they went illegally into Cadmus. However, everything was no more difficult than their 'chasing after aliens' missions at the DEO; only men against his team this time.
There was a counter attack from the DEO squad. Apart from Kara, Alex and Hank, there were another seven soldiers; three vanished after the laser wave, four left.
It looked like a suicide mission, but project Cadmus needed to be investigated and they were doing a secret out-of-paper mission, since this was government's territory and they couldn't appear using DEO uniforms. Luckily, seven veteran soldiers trusted Hank enough and accepted to go with them because of respect towards Jeremiah Danvers; they've worked together when agent Danvers was an active member inside the DEO. All of them knew the risk of being there, but never truly understood it until strange weapons were used against them.
"Careful with their guns! Not all of them are like ours." Hank yelled.
Kara wasn't wearing her Supergirl suit in order to protect her identity, all of them were using black suits; however, considering the dangerous circumstances, she realized her powers were gonna be needed more than she thought.
Soldiers from Cadmus were going back as Hank's team kept shooting and moving forward, using any wall, box, door, desk or whatever object on their way as a shield. The mission was going well, everyone able to walk through more and more hallways, until they finally got rid of their attackers, creating a sudden silence.
"Is that it?" Kara asked.
"Don't think so. That was too easy." Hank replied while making sure his soldiers were standing. "Is everyone ok? Any wound I must know about?"
Everyone denied it.
"I'm glad you joined us, otherwise we'd be done by now after that laser." Alex touched Kara's forearm.
"Let's go everyone. We have to move quickly." Director Henshaw gestured with his right hand. "I have a bad feeling about this 'clear' way. I know we're being watched so stay alert to any sound or move that's not us."
The whole place looked like a maze, and the team was thankful about the emergency exit signs. After going two levels downstairs, Alex spotted cells on both sides of an aisle. Everything was perfectly clean and organized. White floor, walls, lights, ceiling, doors. Their uniforms made perfect contrast with the space and that was not good at all.
"We'll go side by side. Johnson, Phillips, Vega. You look at cells on the left side. The rest, take the right side. Jeremiah is our goal." Hank covered everyone's back.
All of them walked alongside one another looking on both directions. That deaf silence was intriguing them and the lack of a noise different from their steps wasn't helpful. Window by window, they noticed a diverse variety of alien species; each having a different size, skin color, and being held according to their physical aspect; they were all… asleep, or probably sedated.
After a couple of minutes, one of the soldiers broke silence.
"Sir!" Vega captured everyone's attention. Alex rushed to his side and suddenly went speechless.
Over there, Jeremiah Danvers lied on a metal table, peacefully sleeping. Kara's heat vision burned the access control panel, moving aside to let her sister enter the room first. Alex stood there, hesitating for a few seconds.
Kara grabbed her hand, making her brain take control over her body. "We'll go together." Alex nodded as they walked over Jeremiah.
The 'beep beep' sound from the monitor was the only thing to hear and it melted Alex's heart. She never doubted Hank, but something inside her needed to prove it and here they were, standing in front of someone who wasn't suppose to be in this world anymore. Her fourteen years old one was processing things, and memories during her teenage life started to float in her mind. All of those moments, each of them while she thought her father was gone. All of those bad and good moments with Kara and Eliza. What was left of her family after the day they were informed Jeremiah was not coming home for dinner. All of those memories in which he wasn't there; all those nights when she spoke to the stars believing Jeremiah was listening. Those Christmas eves, having dinner without him. They managed to move on with their lives, celebrating birthdays, living somehow happily while he was trapped in here. That wasn't fair. How couldn't she know? What had happened to the man in front of her since then? Her dad was alive. HER DAD WAS ALIVE, and the 'beep beep' sound of his vitals proved it.
"Alex" Kara's voice brought her back to reality again. She squeezed her hand. "We have to move on."
Johnson and Bale were already disconnecting Jeremiah carefully, assuring he was not depending on any machine. Once they finished, they took the unconscious man on each one's shoulder.
"My dad…" Alex mumbled still shocked seeing how her dad was being carried and taken out of the room by the two soldiers. The Kryptonian wrapped her in a hug.
"I know. And soon, we'll be able to go home together." She pulled back placing her hands on Alex's cheeks, smiling at her tenderly. There she was, her foster sister. The one who hugged her every night after Jeremiah's presumed death. "I know how you feel, Alex." A thirteen years old told her between sobs. And tonight, she was hugging her again because of her dad, and this was a happiness hug. Was it a dream?
"Let's go people." Hank was already waiting for them outside the room.
It was time to leave. Hank was going at the front, behind him were Vega and Phillips. Kara and Alex were at the back of the group, looking after Johnson, Bale and Jeremiah. They took the same path they took way in. There was something wrong, Hank felt it. He couldn't perceive someone else's mind but his crew. He knew they went into Cadmus in the middle of the night and activities were naturally low compared to working hours in that kind of facility, but why was everything so clear? No more soldiers? No security? No more weird weapons?
They made it right under the tunnel ventilation entrance they used to sneak in. Johnson went in first to pull Jeremiah into it while Bale and Vega were pushing his body and going in after them.
"Be quick. Go out and get the vehicle ready." The men followed Hank's instructions and moved as fast as they could to get out.
"Sir?" Phillips stayed waiting for his Director's orders.
"Danvers, your turn to…" Lights went off and immediately replaced by an emergency red light and alarm. Shots sounded one more time, coming from every direction.
Phillips's body fell limp. Kara used her body to cover Alex. Hank went down and started to shoot back.
"Alex! Get out of here!" Kara yelled giving her back to her sister and starting to blow around them. Her x-ray vision allowed her to see many bodies flying back. She noticed her sister started to shoot at their attackers too, but this was bad. "Hank! Take her out!"
"You both go first! I'll cover you!"
"Approaching vehicle!" Johnson's voice was heard in their earbuds.
Kara took Alex and pushed her in the tunnel first. Before going inside, her super hearing heard that familiar 'charging sound' and a laser wave came on them again. She was quick and used her heat vision to stop it. Surprisingly, it was as strong as she was. Where have they got this weapon? "I'm pretty busy right now!" She kept her heat vision, making it stronger, feeling the heat all over her face. "Hank, you go! Take Alex out! I'm right after you, guys!"
"Vehicle is ready Sir! What's going on in there?!" They all heard Johnson's voice on the radio. Hank rushed into the tunnel. Kara screamed releasing her power, stroking whoever shot that laser to them. Danger didn't change because they were still surrounded.
"C'mon let's go!" Henshaw ordered from the tunnel offering his hand to Kara.
Due to being bulletproof, every bullet was bouncing off her body. They were indeed gonna make it. They had Jeremiah. Alex had his dad again. Almost out of Cadmus. They were going home. She took Hank's hand and stepped up.
But something changed…
Hank was the first one who noticed the change of pressure in Kara's hand. She suddenly felt heavy and he had to hold her hand tightly.
"Kara!" he heard Alex's voice behind him. Then he noticed the green tiny lights going straight to Kara. Kryptonite bullets. How…?
Kara's eyes were wide open. There was fire inside her, at least that's what she felt. Her strength was disappearing and everything started to burn. What was happening? When did…? She heard Alex's panicked voice and realized she was not gonna make it. Her sister had to be safe, had to be with Jeremiah. Hank had to take her out, but he was grabbing her hand as hard as he could. They should be on the way to the vehicle, to avoid being followed. There was no time. No choice.
"Take them home, Hank." She said, and with huge effort pulled her hand off his, letting gravity deal with her body. She heard Hank's voice above her. Felt the ground under her body. One last glance at her sister and boss. Another laser wave was coming; she heard it, and Hank noticed the sound too. He pushed Alex forcibly deeper into the tunnel until Kara lost sight of them.
They were safe. Alex and Jeremiah were going home, Hank would make sure of that.
Bullets stopped, or maybe she stopped listening; she couldn't know, she didn't care. Weakness filled her. That was it. She was gonna miss Earth. "I've had a precious life." She thought. "They're going home and I am too. See you soon, mother." Was the last thing she said to herself as darkness came to her.
TBC...
